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Ready for an adventure? Too bad. It's time to answer another passage-related question...

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Together, the passages address all of the following aspects of Hurston's life EXCEPT...what?

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To solve an EXCEPT question, we need to send out the "process of elimination" bloodhounds.

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Can the bloodhounds sniff out the answer that isn't mentioned in the passage?

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We wonder if choice (B) will escape the wrath of the pack...

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Well, lines 2-3 of Passage 2 tell us that "She died penniless in a welfare home,"

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so yeah, Hurston definitely had some financial problems.

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Passage 1 is all about the critical reception of Hurston's writing,

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and Passage 2 references it as well.

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Choice (C) has nothing to fear from the hounds.

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Lines 4-6 tell us that Hurston's career was brought back to life by Alice Walker years

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and years after Hurston's death.

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Choice (D) is safe for now.

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Both passages talk about Hurston's individualistic approach to writing. Choice (E) isn't even

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worth a sniff from our pack.

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Since neither passage mentions Hurston's marriage—or marriages, to be accurate—(A) is the lying

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culprit we've been hunting for.

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We hope it isn't allergic to dogs.

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